paprotective 362 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 Maybe someone (csspecs) could make a 30-40 round drum for the 7.62x54R??50 would be heavy.. 30-40 rounds not so much.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Shandlanos 1,470 Posted October 29, 2012 Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 50 would be fine - not much heavier than a 50-round .308 drum. Who really wants such a thing for practical purposes? It would be a range toy. If you want 30 rounds, why bother with a drum? Just make a larger box mag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted October 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2012 The issue with a factory VEPR in 54R is the single stack magazine slot they come in with.. unless someone can neck from a double wide to a single stack profile reliably.. The 10 round for the VEPR in 54R is pretty long (from SGM).. Maybe a 25 round mini-drum.. hmm.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jwiedy 10 Posted October 30, 2012 Report Share Posted October 30, 2012 Here is a guy from another forum made a DTM/DM 63rd drum work in a psl just need to sacrifice a psl mag and make some dummy rounds Check out this video on YouTube:<br/><br/> 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted October 31, 2012 Report Share Posted October 31, 2012 That DTM drum is awesome!! Thats the ticket, right there. If someone can fab up a metal feed tower and start converting these for the Vepr we'll have our drums! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 A drum would force me to buy a VEPR. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted November 1, 2012 Report Share Posted November 1, 2012 (edited) ..... Edited November 1, 2012 by Matthew Hopkins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
drhobo 4 Posted November 2, 2012 Report Share Posted November 2, 2012 25 round mini drum would be real nice Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gulo 24 Posted November 3, 2012 Report Share Posted November 3, 2012 If the x54s had mags in 25 round or higher (60-70 round drum of awesome doom? ), I'd forget the 308 and just buy the x54r Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jdubya87 0 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 Anyone contacted the guy modding the DTM mags? Will a PSL mag rock into a VEPR with modification? Hell, this could be done, conceivably, off an SVD mag as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted November 14, 2012 Report Share Posted November 14, 2012 (edited) Anyone contacted the guy modding the DTM mags? Will a PSL mag rock into a VEPR with modification? Hell, this could be done, conceivably, off an SVD mag as well. why mess with trying to modify a PSL mag? Csspecs sells steel VEPR .308 10 round mags. less then what PSL mags are going for, and you don't have to mess with it to fit in a VEPR. in a nutshell I can tell you how you can modify that drum to work in a VEPR, 1) grind down the feed lips on the drum 2) make a spacer for the feed tower so that now it's a single feed 3) postilion the feed tower, with spacer installed, over the drum opening. ( this procedure is super critical, if the opening of the bottom of the feed tower isn't perfectly aligned to the drum opening it will not feed) 4) weld in place ANY drum can be modified to fit any gun. you just need a existing drum of that caliber, and the stick mag of the gun to be the feed tower. I'm in the thought and contemplating phase of making a SAR-3 AK (5.56) drum, using my 100 rd BETA drum, it's very doable just have to figure out a couple of things, which is 90 percent of the drum being successful here is my PPS43 drum Edited November 14, 2012 by Matthew Hopkins 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mephis 82 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I'd rather see a 12-15 round mini drum magazine, or something that was along the lines of a quad stack design. But Ill take what I can get. I have no interest in making a balanced and comfortable rifle into a mall ninja gun. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted November 23, 2012 Report Share Posted November 23, 2012 I'd rather see a 12-15 round mini drum magazine, there already is a drum like that. PRO-MAG makes a 12 round S12 drum Quote Link to post Share on other sites
theorangeplanet 968 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Anyone contacted the guy modding the DTM mags? Will a PSL mag rock into a VEPR with modification? Hell, this could be done, conceivably, off an SVD mag as well. I did. He said he was going to start looking into it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JESS1344 508 Posted November 25, 2012 Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 GUYS, PRO MAG HAS STARTED MAKING A 15RND. COMPACT DRUM. CAROLINA HAS THEM, GOT ONE, RUNS SLICK, JUST AS THE 12's AND ONLY SLIGHTLY BIGGER. STILL FITS NICELY IN A 5:11 6X6 PADDED POUCH, AS DOES THE 12's AND THE 75RND RIFLE DRUMS. JESS1344 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paprotective 362 Posted November 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2012 Um.. this post is about making a VEPR 7.62x54R drum of some type.. not the VEPR 12 or the Saiga 12.. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted November 26, 2012 Report Share Posted November 26, 2012 (edited) Um.. this post is about making a VEPR 7.62x54R drum of some type.. not the VEPR 12 or the Saiga 12.. I pretty much told you how to make one for yourself. the parts are available, APEXGUNPARTS has drums for $35.00 plus shipping, and CSS has metal mags. all you need is to get some steel flat stock (HOME DEPOT etc..) for the spacer, which I assume the VEPR mag is double stack, and have a welder weld the stick mag to the drum. fact is this one would be a lot easier to make then the PPS43 drum I made. there is no need to get the angle set, it's a stright feed, and no messing with profiling the bottom of the mag to sit on a round suface. Edited November 26, 2012 by Matthew Hopkins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 The vepr 54r is a single stack. Our magazines are to short to fit the 7.62x54r round, and lock up is completely different. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Matthew Hopkins 1,065 Posted November 27, 2012 Report Share Posted November 27, 2012 The vepr 54r is a single stack. Our magazines are to short to fit the 7.62x54r round, and lock up is completely different. opps, for some reason I mistook the VEPR .308 for 54r, oh well, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sirex 34 Posted December 21, 2012 Report Share Posted December 21, 2012 I had a Vepr 54r and sold it to buy my Vepr 308. I didn't really care for the 54r Vepr as much as I thought I would. The Finns had a M26 machine gun that shot 7.62x54r, and they had 20rd mags and 75rd drums. It seems they only used the 20rd mags though. http://en.wikipedia....-Saloranta_M/26 I bought one of the 20rd M26 mags from Liberty Tree and was going to have my gunsmith mod my 54r Vepr to use them, but gave up in favor of the .308. I still have the 20rd mag for 54r but nothing to use it for. Maybe a Mosin one day, LOL. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MN_VEPR 0 Posted January 3, 2013 Report Share Posted January 3, 2013 yeah I hope someone figures out a least a 20,or a 15. double to single or something. I wish the 10's would come back in stock I need a couple,the 5's are toooo short. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
avnate 335 Posted January 11, 2013 Report Share Posted January 11, 2013 Interesting drum.... the adapter for that should be pretty straight forward. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 12, 2013 Report Share Posted January 12, 2013 The feed mech in those has dead spots. Like a point of feed that has almost no pressure. So you would need to tweek the distance out from the receiver. We looked into converting them, but the design is limited due to the rather low tech design of the inner feed parts. With laser or water jet we can make a better drum either in pan or upright that has 50% more upward feed pressure. However, like everyone else we are really really busy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted March 8, 2013 Report Share Posted March 8, 2013 This thread keeps showing up under the new content, so maybe if I post, it will stop. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maxwelhse 1,285 Posted March 9, 2013 Report Share Posted March 9, 2013 It's because people are voting... I fell into the same trap. Gonna ask for that to get changed in the "for the mods" thread. On the other hand, thank god no one came out with a VEPR x54R drum... I'd have to fire off the VISA card tonight! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 Poll Closed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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